Improvement in harness-pads



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W. H. BULKLEY.

HARNESS-PADS. No. 179,999. Patented July 18, 187,6.

IwVEJvToR NJEERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. I.) C.

5 3 NITED a STATES WILLIAM H. BULKLEY, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

PATENT @Fr-Ion l IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS-PADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.179,999, dated July 18, 12376; application' tiled i May 26, 1876. v

To all whom t'tmcy concern: l

Be it known that I, lWILLIAM H. BULKLEY, of Bloomington. in the county of McLean and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness- Pads and do hereby declare that the follow- 'ing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making' a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a harnesssaddle, as will be' hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a front Viewl of my harness-saddle. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section ofthe same. Fig. 3 shows a bottom viewof part of the skirt. Fig. 4 is a plan View of the metal foundation of the saddle. tudinal section of the same.

A represents the metal foundation of the saddle, made substantially in the form shown, and provided along` both edges with upwardlyprojecting lan ges B B, which are perforated as shown in Fig. 5. The covering of this foundation-is formed of a bottom piece, (l, with welt D sewed to each edge thereof, preparatory to its being stitched to the metal foundation A. rIhe bottom piece C is stitched to the metal foundation A through the perforation-s in the side [langes B, and the welt is then turned over and pasted to said side flanges.

In the foundation A, on each side, is a stationary plate, E, attached to the side flanges B B, forming a chamber between it and the bottom of the foundation, in which the upper end ofthe skirt G is inserted. The skirt G is provided with flanged nuts a a, riveted thereto, as shown in Fig. 3', for the fastening of the terret H and the pad-screws b b, said terret4 and pad-screws passing through the top piece I and pad-iron J. In case of Wear Fig. 5 is a lolgior destruction of either skirt or burrs they can easily be removed and repaired, or new ones inserted. This is also the case with the pad-iron and top piece, all the parts being separate and readily detachable from each other. The pad-iron J extends over the center and down both sides, between the side flanges B B, and the top -piece I fits in like manner between said side flanges, all fastened together by the terrets and pad-screws. K is the ordinary check-rein hook passed through the center of the saddle and fastened by a burr, d, underneath. g

By this construction of the saddle any part can be renewed, and the whole can be opened and worked upon without tearing or cutting to pieces, as is now generally the case. The

entire saddle'can be iliade easier and cheaper than those now in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy 1. In-combination'with the metal foundation A, having a recess or chamber on each side, and terrets H,the detachable skirts Ginserted in said chambers, and provided with the permancntly-attached burrs a., all subhave hereunto set my hand this .24th day of April, 1876.

WILLIAM H. BULKLEY. Witnesses:-

Tnos. SLADE,

SYLvEsTER BRADLEY. 

